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| Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balancing development and conservation in Grand-Bassam (Côte d’Ivoire) | Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | Côte d'Ivoire | The inscription of the Historic Town of Grand-Bassam on the World Heritage List has provided new opportunities to promote sustainable development in the city. From the creation of a local World Heritage management ... | Climate Change Environment & Resilience Prosperity & Livelihood |
2023-05-18 |
| Building climate change resilience and adaptation of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) | Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System | Belize | The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System is facing multiple impacts of climate change such as coral bleaching, more severe storms, and rising sea levels. The Resilient Reefs Initiative is focused on building Belize’s ... | Climate Change Environment & Resilience |
2023-07-12 |
| Conserving World Heritage through international partnerships in Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (Saint Kitts ... | Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Between 2013 and 2020, an extensive programme of expert surveying, studies and conservation works aimed to reinforce and stabilise the military structures of the World Heritage site. The programme was implemented ... | Environment & Resilience | 2023-02-16 |
| Creating a digital archive of historic documents and photographs of World Heritage sites in Iraq | Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Babylon Erbil Citadel Hatra Samarra Archaeological City The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities |
Iraq | In order to preserve historical documents related to World Heritage sites, the Iraqi State Board of Heritage and Antiquities has proposed to digitise historical documents from different archives and archive in a ... | Knowledge & Skills | 2023-02-16 |
| Promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation in Lamu Old Town (Kenya) | Lamu Old Town | Kenya | Lamu Old Town faces multiple threats from climate change, energy needs and rapid social and economic transformation. The Lamu Old town management plan and the Lamu Municipality Waste Management Policy focused on ... | Climate Change Environment & Resilience Prosperity & Livelihood |
2024-07-12 |